Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-05-19

your boots ANA shoes.
-Business!-The fellow who exchange,
his old straw hat for new one would d,
well by rcctiNing his mistake. lie |,
known and IL he don't respond we will send
for him. ID. ). kAuFFMAN u Co.
Yesterday afternoon our townsman, Mr.
+. ID. Lusc had the misfortune 10 have ON,
of his thumbs tore of a, the first joint, Will,
at work in the planning mill lie was ad
justing one of the belts, when his thumb
was caught with the result ~ stated. His
physician considered amputation unnecces-
sary and thinks the wound will heal all
right.
The Bcllcfon,e Daily Ne,cs of Tuesday
says that j, Calvin Meyer, ESD the Dis,
trict Attorney of this county, will bo mar
ried nj half past seven o'clock Thursday
evening, the 10Th inst, to Miss Lizzie L.Mc-
Calmont, the accomplished daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. James l.. McCalmont. The we'd
ding will be celebrated in the Presbyterian
church.
-Ammon +. Strayer, of Wolfe's
store, is canvassing Centre and Clinton
counties in the interest of large Pho.
to copying house in New York city.
AL wishing to haye photographs en-
larged in the most artistic style. either
in oil or in India ink will do well to eX-
anime his samples before ordering else
where.
Geo. w. Spangier, of Potter town.
ship, called at this Office yesterday fore
noon and ordered his name announced
as candidate for treasurer. We were
glad to make his acquaintance aud
found him to be pleasant talker and
a man dyed in the purest democratic
colors. He means TO get there" il it
is in the wood.
LIN the general scramble for county
offices this fall Haines township thinks
it ought to come in for small share,
and Mr.. NJ. 5. Fielder is the man who
represents that township as a candidate e
for County Commissioner. II nominal.
ed and elected Mr.. Fielder will be a
credit to the commissioner office. His
announcement may be found in another
column.
The legal holidays rs fixed 10y re-
rent bill passed in both Houses Of the
legislature are as follows January
lst, New Year: February 22nd, Wash
lngton's birthday May S0th, Decora'
ton day ; Thanksgiving day Decem-
Der 18th, and every Saturday after
noon between July 18th and September
18th, after o'clock. Presumably 4th of
July and Good Friday are intended to
be legal holidays.
William Ishler, of Benner town
ship, was in town last week to build his
political fences. He is candidate for
Sheriff and being lifelong Democrat
with lots of frieEds in the party he will
no doubt make as good run as any of
them. He favored this Office with a
call and during our conversation with
him we could not help but form very
favorable opinion OF the gentleman.
His announcement appears in this
issue.
w. T. Auman, of the Theological
Seminary of the Reformed church Ian
caster, Pa, came home TO remain a
few months with his parents and
breathe the healthy mountain air of
Penns Valley. We are glad TO hear
that he Is quite successful in his stud
les for the pulpit, and are authorized to
announce that he will preach n Salem
church on Sunday. May Goth, ut 10
O'Clock, a. m., and at Aaronsburg in
the evening of the same day.
TAKEN By TIE PoLICE.-The other
evening, says an advertising agent, |
was leaning against lamp post taking
notes when a policeman came along
and wanted to gobble me up for being
drunk. The only way | got out of the
scrape was by showing him the follow
ing lines which | had written {:
II for the cheapest and the best.
And for the goods you do adore.
At night you cannot rest,
just 20 TO Kauffman's mammoth store,
And give their goods test.
VINTAGE OF GRAPES FOR INvALIDs.
The Port GrapeW inc of New Jersey,
is the best medical wine in the market,
and it is said that the vintage of Alfred
Speer far excels any other produced. 1t
is heavy in body. rich In flavor, and
we'll adapted for sickly persons and for
general family use. 1t makes new
blood and gives color to the pale and
sickly. Leading physicians prescribe
this wine in their practice, and use ID
at their own homes. Druggists sell it.
One of the noticeable improve.
ments onMain street is the elegant new
sign of Musser & Smith, the hardware
men. IL was painted last week by a
party calling themselves the western
Sign Painting and Fence Advertising
Company" and the gentleman who did
the work is certainly an artist. The
whole sign is sheet of tin, the ground
being painted black. while the letters
stand out boldly in their natural metal
lie color, the tints being heightened by
bright and heavy shading. The words
Post Office" adorn the front glass
door in a similar style.
AS arrangements for decoration
day in this place are developing The in
dications are that the parade will be a
large and attractive one. And that re-
minds us that some provision.ought to
be made by our town council to keep
teams OF horses from being tied on
Main street during the parade on deco
ration day. The polse, confusion and
waving of flags are very likely
to frighten the horses and serious acci.
dents, especially to children, are almost
unavoidable. There were several very
narrow escapes last year which should
serve as warning for this year.
MANY children suffer from day to